NEIP CEO awarded doctorate degree

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurial and Innovation Programme (NEIP), John Kumah, was last Saturday awarded a doctorate degree in Business Innovation.

Dr John Kumah, who is also the parliamentary candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Ejisu Constituency in the Ashanti Region, was also awarded two other degrees, including a Masters in Applied Research and Doctoral Certificate.

The Doctorate and other two degrees were all awarded the NEIP CEO by the Swiss Business School based in Switzerland

The ceremony leading to the award of the three degrees took place during the graduation of final year students of the School last Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Ghana campus of the School, the Nobel International Business School ((NIBS), situated in the capital City of Ghana, Accra.

The thesis of John Kumah that led to the award of his doctorate degree was on the topic “Factors that Affect Product/Service Innovation among SMEs in Ghana.”

Appreciation

Speaking to the media after the ceremony, Dr John Kumah seized the opportunity to congratulate all his colleagues for having successfully gone through their studies.

“I congratulate all my colleagues for our efforts in successfully going through our courses of studies and pray for God’s guidance in our future endeavours,” he said.

The NEIP CEO also expressed his gratitude and appreciation to all his lecturers and supervisors who guided him throughout his studies.

“Let me also express appreciation to my lecturers and supervisors, who guided me in this journey,” Dr John Kumah told the media over the weekend.

In all, a total of a total of 64 newly trained business minds capable of taking on Africa and the world graduated.

Guest of honour

CEO of Nigeria-based Precise Financial Systems, Dr Yele Okeremi, was the Special Guest of Honour at the event. He urged the new business graduates to initiate societal change with their acquired knowledge.

He said, “a doctorate is not about being brilliant, a doctorate is not about being intelligent, but a doctorate is about being disciplined. A doctorate is being resilient and a doctorate is about being focused, and this saying goes to the EMBA graduates as well.”

The Special Guest also said Africa and the world need both brilliant and disciplined minds that are committed to impacting their societies with their knowledge.

According to him, just like the advanced countries, African countries also possess talented people, the only difference being the seeming lack of commitment by Africans to drive real change in their communities.

“Any knowledge that doesn’t lead to a change is absolutely useless,” he stressed.